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GENUS BALISTES

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Balistes mean?

• GENUS BALISTES (noun)
The noun GENUS BALISTES has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Balistidae

Familiarity information: GENUS BALISTES used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS BALISTES (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Balistidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Balistes; genus Balistes

Hypernyms ("genus Balistes" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus Balistes"):

Balistes vetula; Bessy cerca; oldwench; oldwife; queen triggerfish (tropical Atlantic fish)

Holonyms ("genus Balistes" is a member of...):

Balistidae; family Balistidae (triggerfishes)

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